WHAT'S DADDY SMOKIN' ?

WHAT'S DADDY SMOKIN' ? is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 22nd of 25 at the BBBrew For Hope (2017). They are ranked #5588 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “WHAT'S DADDY SMOKIN”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,588

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1449

peak 1449 · rated over 8 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 22, 2017

latest May 27, 2023 · 5.7 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1236

Master 2021 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 83%

overall standings

Best overall

647.3260 / 720

Master · SLV Beat the Heat BBQ

Perfect 180s

Current form

638.47 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 628.22 (+10.25)

Walk rate

13%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

170.8228

Chicken · Smoke on The Shores

Consistency

±14.24

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 159.47 · weakest Brisket (155.10)

Road miles

2,587

across 8 mapped stops · furthest 1,062 mi

Schedule strength

58%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1574)

Purse competed for

$34K

listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 3 state-championship entries

Master avg

628.22 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

CHASE'N'SMOKE BBQ TEAM - CO has finished one call ahead of WHAT'S DADDY SMOKIN' ? 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

6–0 behind in the head-to-head

Backdraft BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

Backdraft BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.4 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.38 points below their pork, and turns into a call 13% of the time against 0%.

Brisket avg 155.10
Pork avg 159.47
1 call in 8 entries

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of JUSTUS BBQ COLORADO in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

2.8 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.8 years, then back at SLV Beat the Heat BBQ (Aug 6, 2021).

last seen Oct 19, 2018
back Aug 6, 2021

Pork nemesis

5 of 6 shared pork entries lost

Big Daddy's Backyard BBQ ahead 83% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Big Daddy's Backyard BBQ has out-cooked them in 5 of 6 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Lost Weekend Grill has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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The metronome

±1.98% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.98% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 87.3% of a perfect score
8 contests

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2023 ↗	Master	#1255 (60 pts)	#1319 (60 pts)	#1432 (60 pts)	#1210 (80 pts)	#1296 (60 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#1236 (60 pts)	#1286 (60 pts)	#1309 (60 pts)	#1262 (60 pts)	#1210 (70 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1265 (181 pts)	#1292 (191 pts)	#1286 (201 pts)	#1236 (211 pts)	#1010 (296 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2173 (65 pts)	#2088 (90 pts)	#2244 (70 pts)	#2234 (65 pts)	#2932 (50 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to WHAT'S DADDY SMOKIN' ?, each with one reason worth a look.

117 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Porch Smokers

#5,595 of the rated field

1449 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1505

They've been 1505 at their best, 56 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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Beer Bones BBQ

#5,571 of the rated field

1450 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1450

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Mar 22, 2024

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TJ'S BBQ

#5,600 of the rated field

1449 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1449

Level with WHAT'S DADDY SMOKIN' ? on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jun 9, 2023

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CRUMMY BBQ

#5,592 of the rated field

1449 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1449

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2017.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jun 2, 2023

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OINK MASTER

#5,585 of the rated field

1449 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1449

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 5 years before WHAT'S DADDY SMOKIN' ?'s most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 9 contests

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Ultimate Flippin Grillers

#5,579 of the rated field

1449 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1502

They've been 1502 at their best, 53 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Behind	Win rate
Backdraft BBQ	6	6	0%	⚔ compare
Big Daddy's Backyard BBQ	6	6	0%	⚔ compare
GRILLIN' BEAVERS	5	5	0%	⚔ compare
UNCLE J'S	5	5	0%	⚔ compare
BURNTOUT BBQ CO	5	5	0%	⚔ compare
ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ	5	5	0%	⚔ compare
BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	5	5	0%	⚔ compare
PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	5	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	0	170.8228	150.7888	158.26	top 79%
Pork Ribs	8	0	163.3712	145.6344	155.39	top 83%
Pork	8	0	167.9656	145.1200	159.47	top 68%
Brisket	8	1	169.1428	137.6456	155.10	top 71%

“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.

By field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	4	0	top 85%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 80%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
CO	7	0	top 82%
TN	1	0	top 83%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
BBBrew For Hope	2	22	0	top 83%	Jul 27, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 4 contests

Contests a season 1.6 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CO 7 of 8 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 7 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 197 finished ahead 58 times, behind 255

Longest layoff 2.8 yrs Oct 19, 2018 → Aug 6, 2021

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20231 milestone

May 27 Most recent contest Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest

20221 milestone

Mar 18 Career-best single call (Chicken)170.8228 Smoke on The Shores

20211 milestone

Aug 6 Career-best overall score647.3260 SLV Beat the Heat BBQ

20181 milestone

Apr 28 First call LuLu's Brew & Que

20172 milestones

Sep 22 First tracked contest BBBrew For Hope
Sep 22 Peak power rating (1491) BBBrew For Hope

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.9	Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest	May 27, 2023
-9.5	LuLu's Brew & Que	Apr 28, 2018
-9.3	BBBrew For Hope	Sep 22, 2017
-6.5	2018 Leadville BBQ and Brew Fest	Jun 22, 2018
-4.9	BBBrew For Hope	Jul 27, 2018

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2023	1	0%	top 97%	87.7%	87.7%
2022	1	0%	top 83%	89.4%	89.4%
2021	1	0%	top 81%	89.9%	89.9%
2018	4	25%	top 78%	88.5%	86.7%
2017	1	0%	top 88%	84.3%	84.3%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 27, 2023	Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest 🏅 Castle Rock, CO	36 / 37 (631.7944)	37 (150.7888)	35 (155.9200)	21 (167.9656)	33 (157.1200)
Mar 18, 2022	Smoke on The Shores 🏅 Lebanon, TN	52 / 63 (643.8172)	29 (170.8228)	55 (159.9428)	32 (167.3944)	60 (145.6572)
Aug 6, 2021	SLV Beat the Heat BBQ 🏅 Alamosa, CO	34 / 42 (647.3260)	32 (164.0116)	40 (158.2400)	34 (161.1316)	23 (163.9428)
Oct 19, 2018	Meat Scream BBQ Competition at Halloween Harvest Festival Westminster, CO	32 / 48 (637.0516)	42 (155.9772)	33 (158.8572)	19 (165.1200)	31 (157.0972)
Jul 27, 2018	BBBrew For Hope Fort Collins, CO	27 / 35 (632.3768)	32 (154.2512)	20 (163.3712)	23 (159.9772)	30 (154.7772)
Jun 22, 2018	2018 Leadville BBQ and Brew Fest Leadville, CO	24 / 31 (614.0916)	22 (157.1200)	27 (145.6344)	20 (155.9428)	18 (155.3944)
Apr 28, 2018	LuLu's Brew & Que Brighton, CO	36 / 40 (612.5484)	38 (151.4172)	37 (146.8684)	38 (145.1200)	9 (169.1428)
Sep 22, 2017	BBBrew For Hope Ft.Collins, CO	22 / 25 (606.7656)	17 (161.7140)	21 (154.2744)	22 (153.1316)	25 (137.6456)

WHAT'S DADDY SMOKIN' ?

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (8 found in their record)

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)